Yahoo Finance 16 popular baby names experts predict will soon go out of fashion
Picking a baby name is hard, isn't? It needs to be something A) you like, B) your partner likes, C) your family doesn't hate, D) your child won't get teased for, and E) that will stand the test of time. No pressure, then.
If your biggest concern is ensuring that your child's name remains 'in vogue' throughout their life, then the following information will be very much of interest to you...
It's easy to become inspired by what's popular at the time you have your baby, but there are a group of names that are particularly favoured right now that are predicted to go out of fashion in the next decade. Having looked at the data and assessed the trends over the past five years, family history platform MyHeritage has pulled out the names in question, which they believe will soon be replaced by newer, unique names and old-fashioned ones that have come back around.
These 16 names have all proven very popular over the past few years, but have gradually started to dip in popularity between 2015 and 2019 (the most recent official baby name data we have). As a result, analysts predict they may all slip out of the top 100 list in the coming years.
Baby names that are starting to decline in popularity:
Amelia
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 5,158
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 3,712
Estimated decline date: 2029
Charlie
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 4,831
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 3,355
Estimated decline date: 2028
Ella
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 3,028
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 2,105
Estimated decline date: 2029
Emily
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 3,893
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 2,262
Estimated decline date: 2024
Harry
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 5,308
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 3,823
Estimated decline date: 2029
Isla
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 3,474
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 2,981
Estimated decline date: 2041
Jack
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 5,371
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 3,381
Estimated decline date: 2027
Jacob
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 4,850
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 3,065
Estimated decline date: 2026
Jessica
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 2,937
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 1,439
Estimated decline date: 2023
Oliver
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 6,941
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 4,932
Estimated decline date: 2029
Olivia
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 4,853
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 4,082
Estimated decline date: 2042
Ruby
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 2,215
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 1,656
Estimated decline date: 2029
Sophie
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 2,779
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 1,727
Estimated decline date: 2026
Thomas
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 4,075
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 2,957
Estimated decline date: 2030
William
Number of babies with this name born in 2015: 4,083
Number of babies with this name born in 2019: 2,667
Estimated decline date: 2027
While the above baby names are expected to drop in popularity, the experts predict on the up will be more vintage names such as Bertie, Olive, Violet, Wilfred, Elsie and Leonard.
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